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Poverty Thresholds 1970

Income Thresholds at the Poverty Level in 1970 by Sex of Head, Size of Family,
and Number of Related Children Under 18 Years Old, by Farm-Nonfarm Residence

Size of family unit

Weighted average threshold

Related children under 18 years

None

One

Two

Three

Four

Five

Sixormore

NONFARM

Male Head

One person (unrelated individual)

2,044

Under 65 years

2,092

2,094

65 years and over

1,879

1,881

Two persons

2,534

Head under 65 years

2,619

2,618

2,933

Head under 65 years

2,349

2,351

2,933

3 persons

3,113

3,048

3,147

3,326

4 persons

3,970

4,018

4,078

3,937

4,136

5 persons

4,684

4,849

4,908

4,750

4,631

4,730

6 persons

5,263

5,562

5,581

5,463

5,344

5,186

5,265

7 or more persons

6,486

7,005

7,065

6,926

6,808

6,650

6,412

6,353

Female Head

One person (unrelated individual)

1,898

Under 65 years

1,935

1,937

65 years and over

1,855

1,857

Two persons

2,471

Head under 65 years

2,522

2,419

2,641

Head under 65 years

2,336

2,321

2,641

3 persons

3,003

2,949

2,810

3,108

4 persons

3,948

3,858

3,997

3,979

3,937

5 persons

4,639

4,631

4,771

4,750

4,711

4,552

6 persons

5,220

5,403

5,502

5,463

5,422

5,245

5,085

7 or more persons

6,317

6,787

6,887

6,867

6,808

6,630

6,492

6,175

FARM

Male Head

One person (unrelated individual)

1,697

Under 65 years

1,778

1,779

65 years and over

1,597

1,599

Two persons

2,138

Head under 65 years

2,225

2,225

2,492

Head under 65 years

1,996

1,998

2,492

3 persons

2,635

2,591

2,675

2,827

4 persons

3,387

3,416

3,467

3,346

3,516

5 persons

4,002

4,122

4,172

4,037

3,936

4,021

6 persons

4,491

4,728

4,743

4,644

4,542

4,408

4,475

7 or more persons

5,521

5,955

6,006

5,888

5,787

5,653

5,450

5,401

Female Head

One person (unrelated individual)

1,602

Under 65 years

1,644

1,646

65 years and over

1,576

1,578

Two persons

2,036

Head under 65 years

2,104

2,056

2,245

Head under 65 years

1,972

1,973

2,245

3 persons

2,511

2,506

2,388

2,642

4 persons

3,345

3,281

3,397

3,382

3,346

5 persons

3,963

3,936

4,055

4,037

4,004

3,870

6 persons

4,441

4,593

4,677

4,644

4,610

4,459

4,323

7 or more persons

5,472

5,768

5,855

5,838

5,787

5,636

5,518

5,249

Source:U.S. Census Bureau

Note: Weighted Average Thresholds are from "Characteristics of the Low-Income Population: 1970", P-60, No. 81. Other thresholds are the result of applying the inflation factor of 126.8/145.1 to the 1973 thresholds.